Impact (TV programme)
Impact | |
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BBC World News | |
Presented by | Yalda Hakim Philippa Thomas (former) |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Production locations | Studio C, Broadcasting House, London |
Running time | 30–45 minutes |
Production company | BBC |
Original release | |
Network | BBC World News |
Release | 1 February 2010 3 March 2023 | –
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Impact (formerly Impact Asia), styled also as Impact with Yalda Hakim was a news programme that premiered on
History
As part of a shake-up of the BBC World News schedule, on 1 February 2010 presenter based strands were developed to give more focus on the names hosting each slot. These replaced several editions of World News Today. Impact Asia was developed as one of these slots. In 2011 the programme was renamed Impact to avoid the exclusion of other sections of the global audience.
As part of BBC's plan to merge its domestic BBC News channel in the UK and BBC World News in early 2023, Impact was one of the programmes which got cancelled.[3] The final episode aired on 3 March 2023 at 13:00 GMT on the then BBC World News.
Schedule
Impact aired from 13:00–14:30
Presentation
The programme was originally broadcast from studio N8 in the News Centre at
Presenters
Years | Presenter | Current role |
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2014–present | Yalda Hakim | Main presenter |
2010–2023 | Mishal Husain | Relief presenter |
Karin Giannone | ||
Geeta Guru-Murthy | ||
Lucy Hockings | ||
David Eades | ||
Tim Willcox | ||
2013–2023 | Babita Sharma | |
Kasia Madera | ||
2015–2023 | Ben Bland | |
2017–2023 | Samantha Simmonds | |
Lucy Grey | ||
2018–2023 | Maryam Moshiri | |
Nuala McGovern | ||
Krupa Padhy | ||
2022-2023 | Nancy Kacungira |
When Yalda Hakim presented, the title sequence ended by stating 'Impact with Yalda Hakim'. However, when she did not, as she was often on assignment, the titles only showed 'Impact', regardless of the alternate presenter. This only happened if she wasn't reporting from a location on a topic covered in the show.
It was announced that Husain would leave the show in autumn 2013 to join Today,[4] she presented her last programme on 7 October 2013. She was to maintain the role of 'relief presenter'. In April 2014, Yalda Hakim was announced as Husain's permanent replacement.[2]
References
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Yalda Hakim joins Impact and Jon Sopel becomes the BBC's North America Editor". www.bbc.co.uk. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ Manning, Mike. 2023. "Joint UK/international BBC News service from March." Accessed 18 April 2023. https://cleanfeed.thetvroom.com/17007/news/joint-uk-international-bbc-news-service-from-march/
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
External links
- Impact at BBC Online (Current)
- Impact at BBC Online (2010–2012)